France to back Palestinian bid

Buoying Abbas is goal at U.N.

By SCOTT SAYARE AND CHRISTINE HAUSER THE NEW YORK TIM

Posted: November 28, 2012 at 2:09 a.m.

France will vote in favor of the Palestinians’ request to heighten their profile at the United Nations, the French foreign minister told Parliament on Tuesday, embracing a move that Israel and the United States oppose.